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Thursday, April 17, 2014

Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band is a pioneering American soul and funk band. Formed in the early 1960s, they had the most visibility from 1967 to 1973 when the band had 9 singles reach Billboard's pop and/or rhythm and blues Hot 100 lists, such as "Do Your Thing" (#11 Pop, #12 R&B), "Till You Get Enough" (#12 R&B, #67 Pop), and "Love Land" (R&B #23, Pop #16). They are best known for their biggest hit on Warner Bros. Records, 1970's "Express Yourself" (#3 R&B, #12 Pop) that is often sampled by rappers, such as N.W.A.Charles Wright was born in 1940 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, before moving to Los Angeles in the early 1950s, playing guitar and singing in several doo-wop groups including the Turks, the Twilighters, the Shields and the Gallahads. He also briefly worked as an [[A&R]] for In 1962, he formed his own band Charles Wright & the Wright Sounds . Over the course of the next six years, Wright would add more players to his group and these were the players who would eventually become known as the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, at least by 1968. Band members: * Charles Wright - guitar, piano * Al McKay - guitar * Benorce Blackmon - guitar (replaced Al McKay) * Gabe Flemings - piano, trumpet * Melvin Dunlap - bass * James Gadson - drums * Big John Rayford - saxophone * Bill Cannon - saxophone * Ray Jackson - tromboneAlbums: (As The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band)* Hot Heat & Sweet Groove. Warner Bros. Records 1741 (1967)* Together. Warner Bros. Records 1761 (1968)* In The Jungle, Babe. Warner Bros. Records 1801(As Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band)* Express Yourself. Warner Bros. Records 1864 (1970)* You’re So Beautiful. Warner Bros. Records 1904 (1971

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Nice to finally hear Rhythm and Poetry, thanks for that. Found an old rip of Ninety Day Cycle People HERE. I believe it originally came c/o the legendary MFS. Unfortunately, track 5 is corrupt (or something?) but better than nothing. Maybe someone else has a better rip? Never heard of Lil' Encouragement so let's hope this post will do just that, and turn it up here! Cheers, IVG